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ERIC Number: EJ307199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Distance Distortions in Children's Cognitive Maps: An Examination of the Information Storage Model.
Kahl, Heidi B.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v38 n1 p134-46 Aug 1984
Investigates distance distortion in children's cognitive maps by testing 129 school children (second, fourth, sixth graders). Results: (1) paths with a large number of segments are perceived as longer, (2) distances along paths with few segments are underestimated, (3) distances along paths with many segments may be overestimated, and (4) younger children may have used time to estimate distance. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Distance, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Models, Spatial Ability, Time
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Estimation; Milgram Information Storage Model; Path Segmentation; Thorndyke Analog Timing Model